St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-02
Dakota DOTS AND pAsHEs.
Neags Notes of interest TO The Peo
ME ns the GreaI TERRITORY.


The question is being discussed by those
specially interested in the opening of the
Sioux reservation, whether the object cannot
be at least partially accomplished under the
act approved Feb. s, Tor the allotment OF
lands to Indians in severalty. Under this
law, the president may, whenever in his
opinion the lands are advantageous for agri-
cultural and grazing purposes, cause the
sane to be surveyed and allotted in severaty
III the Indians, giving to each member of the
family from $50 down to 40 acres. The gov
eruInent may then purchase such remaining
portions of the lands as the Indians consent
40 sell and subject them to homestead entry
ALI subject to ratification by congress. Some
Insist that if the president and secretary of
the interior be induced to act under this law,
the lands can be open settlement much
sooner than to wait for the enactment and
operation of the Dawes bill or some similar
measure. In any event it will be work of
considerable time TO get these lands open.
W. L. Dow, one of the architects at Sioux
Falls. sizes up the boom there in this way. in
of the city papers: There Is every evil
dence that the present year vii! see very
much of building boom here. | must say
however, that think we talk too much of our
building BOOM with too little foundation
BY blowing things up too high we attract in
builders from other points who come in here
for work and who get disgusted with the dis
appointment they meet in coming here I
believe in lying lttle-say doubling up
about twice on the truth--but somehow /
really think we ought to stop there Ny con-
science won't let me go much further than
double. We don't lie near as much nor stick
10 it as strong as those fellows up there in
North Dakota-at Fargo or jamestown"
Every winter since the settlement of Will
Transport. in EmmonS county, colony of the
people have gone down into the timber along
dhe Missouri river, about eighteen miles from
there, erected good log cabins and lived there
in comfort, protected from the winds and
with plenty of fuel at hand. The settlement
has been named Camp Shields. They have
usually returned before the river broke up
but we're caught this year. They were awal-
ened one night by the water pouring into
tnelr houses. They rushed out to q sand
bank and were surrounded by water, keeping
men, women and children out in one of the
worst billiards of the season, but not very
cold fortunately, two days. when they were
rescued.
strongest OF secret societies in Dakota and
extensive preparations are making for cee-
brating the anniversary of the order A pri
81. There is an organization connected with
it called the Dakota Central Anniversary as
ISOLATION This body met at Woonsocket last
year, anG will meet next month ut Miller 1t
Is expected 70 be the greatest occasion of the
kind the town has ever known. with visitors
from all over the territory. Hon. W. A.
Bentley. OF bismarck, is TO be the orator, and
1t would not be difficult TO draw an infer
enc" from the tone of the Redfed papers
that Gov Church does not lie near Tie heart
of h&. community, and that there is no pres
ent intention to banquet him when he ap-
pears there. The special grievance is tina t
the governor killed the bill removing the SEES
SONS OF the supreme court there. They in
Sst that I've was urged tn either sign or veto
The BILL as ill the latter case the legislature
might pass 1t over the Veto but he refused to
do either, and it was too near the close of the
session 10 save il.
Judge West. the secretary OF the railroad
commission, mas alWal been popular ppr-
sonally. and now adds to his popularity he
giving as the result of his travels in and out
OF the territory, the opinion that the boom in
North Dakota realty this spring and summer
will exceed all precedent. taking the towns
and country as whole. He SAYS there will
be an influx of the best class OF settlers that
will surpass the most stngu!Ee eXpectations
1t is believed he will he reelected secretary
Of the railroad commission-certainly if the
North controls it.
The people of all parties at VernIlion
turned out with band and presented Hon
ID. III. IInan with an elegant ebony eoJd-
headed cane as mark of their appreciation
of his arduous services as Il member of the
Third house at Bismarck, which eliminated
in generous, robust figures for the uniyer-
sity, which is the pride of the CLAW chrntv
metropolis. Mr.. lnman responded pleas
antly, but did not explain his method of oner
zttions at the oHpital TO secure an approprla-
tion so much beyond local expectations.
The selection of May for Arbor day meets
general approval. and there is disposition
prevalent to give the occasion d good deal
more attention than heretofore I'm his last
bulletin Commissioner Dunlap puts the nun
her of trees set out on Arbor day in 1885 Mt
25.620. it is believed there will be several
times that number this year. Mr.. Dunian
also estimates the number OF acres Of trees
planted and now doing well i'll the TERRITORY
AT 4i,3T5. That would not Indicate TINT tree
s,ianting had been extensive as ct
Cuustcck and White. tha town site agents
BON the lin. of The Maniiobu extension report
thai Mi.Iot is the ii esi Town in Dakota at
Lrcsenr thele are ~ . eope there, and the